14 March 2008, 1:29pm
We are pleased to announce the Second United Nations International UN-SPIDER Bonn Workshop: "Disaster Management and Space Technology - Bridging the Gap" to be held in Bonn, Germany from 13-15 October 2008. The workshop will be organised by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and will build on top of the first workshop held in Bonn last year.
Have a look at the attachment for more information on the workshop and mark the date in your calendar. The Information Note (with the Application Form) will be sent out through this mailing list in due course and it will also be available on our website www.unspider.org.
Hope to see you in Bonn!
Georg MAGERL
Associate Expert
Office for Outer Space Affairs / UN-SPIDER
United Nations Office at Vienna
P.O.Box 500, A-1400 Vienna
Tel: +43-(1)-26060-4472
Fax: +43-(1)-26060-5830
E-Mail: georg.magerl@unoosa.org
http://www.unspider.org
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